New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04


him When he dominates the Speaker of the American
Congress- usupei deny It and say that 1t is not true
ard mat nothing IN the record will sustain such an
assertion. When he says that the Speaker Of the
American Congress refused to submit stated that
he would not submit, proposed revision OF the tariff
or OF the taxation system OF the country, deny that
and say that II ID not tue.
Mr.. IIoar-Has tn. Senator read the letter to which
referi
Mr.. Blackburu-I have not, but have heard OF 1t.
when the discussion ceased the conference report
Was agreed to-
NOTHING TANGIBLE BUT THE EXPENSES
AN INCoSsEQUENTIAL lREsULr OF LABOR OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN STRIKE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Specal).-Chair.uan Cur
tin of the Special Committee on the Southwestern
Railroad Strike to-day submitted the long deferred
report of his committee Il contains nothing in tho
way OF information which was not known to every
reader oil tho newspapers many months ago. So tar
as ts conclusions are concerned they were not
oheaply obtained at the cost OF 81 900 tor the
penses OF the investigation. OF the report and
the testimony will be printed in a tat volume, and
that will end tho matter Mr. Buchanan. of New
nays that the final draft OF the report was not
submitted to the committee before 1t presented to
tue House ho proposes to e adverse We've and
document BY tar the larger part is devoted to his
tory OF the origin and progress of the Missouri Pacific
-trke, and recapitulation of the testimony taken by
tue committee. In summing up the report says III
parts
The effect Of the strike and is serious los, 10 tho
lou, % OF that section cn o. 1e Soa9 y
" day-world amount to the enormous sum OF
crss.rly deprive OF "mp ymont darins tue Stris. is
roughly estmatod nc S500U00 The loss of properly to
pany taking the earnings Or 1885 as comparison.
ahoI. s2soD.ooO The loss 10 ho general public GER
tanly amo1nt, to millions 0f dollars
With regard 10 general question OF the right of
workmen to combine for determining with th-r employ
era br terms hcn only thry will consent to work
for tnrm PROVIDED the continuation be perfectly volun
tary AID fnll liberty lett TO all other worsmen TO
und rtke tho WORT and osfrncton be placed ip the
way OF tho employer resortins elsewhere IN this
country In search OF supply OF labor. think t re Is
boiling ruch q right from tue workmsn. . . Put
UPON the same prnclfle and for a precisely similar
exercise II an extended right TO combine against thelr
enI "yors especial care sn"nd be taken hat au equal
riat Ia secured to those workmen who desire to Keep
aloo from decentralization and dispose or their LABOR
With perfect individual freedom.
There ON hs no d,upt that tho concentration or
wealth aud poS"r and tho expressions which have oc
Cured shown IN the rvi lencs taken have the
unrest OF Labor This painfully arparent Whatevsr
remedy Will gvetre proper rotectlon 20 the capital
me project Their enI loyes from injustice aud onpres
sion. your COMMITTEES propose that tbsy SHALL as single
a, the servants Of tho peops Of the United states and
rs such 10 resnate ami protected by law Whatever
may be the defects of tho Interstate tonmerce law. an
enlightened commission soou to Do appo;nte will recon
menh pro pr legislation to Give tho protection which Is
AMI proper operation and OF the railroads
majority o. your committee cannot believe that Sro
We two parties Ia the arh ration and either decne
aud when disturbances oceur 1t would not he effective
In iune liairly refreshing wrongs or restoring tho
means ~ transit OF persons aud property to the people
Of the country.
Tho grievances of the strikers are enumerated IN
thu document. The committee says on this subject
ct tents of tho dispute lean, u tho strike IL IL also
shown that the Ters. and P,onc Company hal wna ia
knowu as black l,t" which containei tho names Of
or tne pcrsohs By 10 combination or ,pitA or -
extent Of porhtsi power can the listing OF an
In or Al
Justified.
WASTE OF TINE AND LABOR BY CONGRESS.
wAsnvGrov, March 3 (Speciah.-Tne XLtXta
Congress has entered upon the last day of It's Lire.
Neither branch OF it is suitably prepared tor its end
In both bodies are numerous measures which are OF
importance TO tho country, whic1 have received the
careful and considernto attention oil committees
which probably ought TO bo brought to the test oil a
vote aud which must die on the calendar In the
Hon., this Is especially true. The House calendar
enormous amount OF time and labor wasted. The
bills which go through In ia last hours NAV be good
they NAV be bad. no matter how vigilant arc the
who act sentinels, in the hurry -burly some
bills which ought MT to pass inevitably will slip
through the House aud some OF them Will become
laws. All day long the corridors and committee
rooms OF the House have been haunted by lobbyists,
clamans, cain agents aud spectators u all sor's
By the members OF the House have been called
from their legirm ito duties to listen to the imp run-
ties OF those people. Some OF them have honest
claims upon the consideration OF Congress. but the
majority ia composed OF men aud women who care Tor
nothing except the tees which they are faithfully try
ing earn OF state OF uncertainty prevails.
Men cannot tell what conference" committee Will
do what II has done, even after its report has been
acted upon because everything Il in confusion. IL Is
simply scramble in which. a rule. chrontery wins
tho prize. Several days must pass ator the al
journncn OF Congress before the actin al result can be
kno.n This il National legislation under the Dem
ocratc party with >peaker Carlisle and Messrs Ran
dali and Morrison in control.
THE nOT'SE
WAsnINGToN, March lSpccidD.-The House con-
who have charge appropriation bills have be-
gun "a usual to add insult to injury. Alter holding
back the bills 40 that they did not reach the Senate
until the last week OF Congress aud some OF them not
unit within two days OF the end, they now complain
that the enate cOnerces all OF the being members
OF the Senate Committee On Appropriations, are dere-
lict in their duty The committee consists OF eleven
members The appropriation bills In tue iiouse are
distributed among seven committees and the Naval
Committee which has only one bill, the Naval Appro-
priation bill, the c let complainant to-day. Inc
Naval Committee dawded tor two months nearly over
that bill and then let sleep the calendar for sew
era weeks. IL sent INTO conference by the senate
Last night and this afternoon Chairman Herbert ana
Mr. Sayres the Democratic cODferees en- the part OF
the House well other Democrats, were declaring
that the Senate confeees on the Naval bill would not
40 their duty. Chairman Herbert said .
sent word To the Senate concrccs that We were
ready To meet thcm and received the reply from Sena
tor Hale that they were not ready to meet us vi
course we do no. hing without them
The impression sought 10 be conveyed Is that inc
Senate concrecs are ncgectng their duty, when the
tact is that every member OF the Senate COMMITTEE on
Appropriations during the last week has been NJ Work
ieht AM day on appropriation bills which were not
to the Senate until weeks after they should have
reached that body.
NO SECRETARY UNTIL CONGRESS ADJOURNs.
WASHINGTON, March (Spcciah. Tho probabilities are
that Congress will adjourn without the President sending
in the OF Mr.. Manning's successor The PRESIDENT
was cosctcd FOR long time with notwithstanding
Fachd this morning. and this fact gave rise 70 the
runor that Mr. Farchds would DO sent In either